Agricultural and Rural Development Policy
| Numbering Code | U-AGR03 3C135 LJ83 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | 3rd year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Intensive | |
| Instructor name |
HOSHINO SATOSHI (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Professor) ADACHI TORU (Part-time Lecturer) KITAGAWA YOUSUKE (Part-time Lecturer) NAKAGAWA TEPPEI (Part-time Lecturer) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Although agricultural and rural engineering is an independent field of science, it has developed in close relation to national agricultural and rural development policies and projects. This course systematically explains the significance, role, contents, and problems of agricultural and rural development policies and related projects. Our research and education are ultimately connected to agricultural and rural development. Therefore, this course provides basic knowledge required to understand how students can contribute. Free discussions will be held in the latter half of each lecturer’s class. | |||
| Course Goals | Systematically understand national policies related to agricultural and rural development. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
There are four parts to this course. (A) The part explains the history and effects of land improvement and how land improvement (hardware project) is a core project that will continue to support the national land in the future. (B) This part explains changes and issues of agriculture and rural areas and how projects that contribute to the formation of local entities and respond to new social needs are necessary because hardware alone has its limitations. (C) This part explains that Japan's wisdom and experience can potentially be used for overseas land improvement will be explained. (D) This summary part organizes the agricultural and rural development projects from the perspective of policy science. A. History and Effects of Land Improvement ・Outline of the agricultural and rural development projects and formation of rural areas (Jori system, new rice field development, and development of modern water sources) ・Changes in agricultural and rural development projects (postwar reconstruction, changes in project objectives, and changes in project names) ・Agricultural and rural development projects as public works (Land Improvement Law, efficacy calculation, differences from other ministry and agency projects) ・Roles and achievements of agricultural and rural development projects (including regional cases)-a comprehensive discussion B: Changes and issues of agriculture and rural areas ・Changes in the environment surrounding agricultural and rural areas (climate change, risk of disaster, and changes in social structure) ・Multifaceted functions of agricultural and rural areas and efforts to fulfill them (Japanese direct payments) ・Initiatives aimed at promoting rural areas (measures for hilly and mountainous areas, exchanges between urban and rural areas, and measures against bird and wildlife damage) ・New social needs and responses to them (national land resilience, new basic plan, long-term land improvement plan, resource recycling-oriented society, renewable energy); a comprehensive discussion C: Overseas land improvement ・Global food, agriculture, and irrigation (including irrigation diversity in Japan) ・Global water issues and agricultural water (development of water resources, issues of agricultural water, pricing) ・International cooperation and agricultural development (framework for international cooperation, Japan's ODA, in particular, the agricultural sector) ・Japan's experience used for agricultural development (participatory water management, project case study); a comprehensive discussion D: Summary Lecture 13: Characteristics of agricultural and rural development policies considered from a policy science perspective Lecture 14: New developments of agricultural and rural development policies Lecture 15: Feedback * Lectures will be held online |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Grades will be based on the usual performance score (50%) and the reports before and after class (50%). Grading criteria and policies are based on the grading criteria and policies described in the Handbook of the Faculty of Agriculture for the applicable year. There will be no tests will be conducted, but participants are required to submit reports before and after class. This is an intensive course delivered primarily by external lecturers. Each lecturer will assign topics for reports based on the lecture's content. Grades will be given based on the sum of the ratings of each lecturer. Ratings will change depending on the quality of the report. |
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| Course Requirements | None in particular | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Submitting reports before lecture also serves as a preview. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | The topics of the reports before lectures and the related materials will be distributed to students around one month before the intensive lecture. Lecture materials will be distributed immediately before the lecture. | ||
| References, etc. | Will be introduced during the lectures. | |||
| Courses delivered by Instructors with Practical Work Experience |
分類： An omnibus course delivered by invited lecturers and guest speakers from different companies, etc. |
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